Lie
See also: Liar, Lie_Detector
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication]
- 2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie]
- 3: position or manner in which something is situated
- v. 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- 2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: sit, sit down, stand, stand up]
- 3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
- 4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
- 5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
- 6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: lie, rest]
- 7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: lie down, lie] [ant: arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise]